toning your butt

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  • dpersaud
    dpersaud Posts: 2 Member
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  • gmallan
    gmallan Posts: 2,099 Member
    squats
    lunges
    weighted sled pushes

    Why no hip thrusts? I still don't get why so many people are ignoring these in favour of squats/dead lifts/lunges. They have been shown to have the highest rate of glute activation. Still need to do the other exercise but hip thrusts are a must in my book if you're aiming to grow your glutes

    I have never done a hip thrust...just squats and deadlifts...my butt is great.

    I have watched videos and to be frank hip thrusts don't look comfortable and they look dangerous if you aren't quite sure what to do....

    and yes I have tried them...I don't like them at all.

    There are progressions you can do (starting from body weight) and I suppose like any exercise they could be dangerous if done wrong. No more so than dead lifts or squats though (maybe even less). Like any exercise if you take your time to learn correct form and work up appropriately then you should be fine. They can be a little uncomfortable once you get up to a higher weight but appropriate padding between yourself and the bar fixes this.

    http://bretcontreras.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-hip-thrust/

    I suppose if you're happy with your butt then that's great but for those of us who need a little extra work or who have poor glute genetics these are key. There are a lot of people who have terrible glute activation and don't really use their glutes properly in day to day life and in exercise (like squats, DLs, running) and I think these can definitely help.

    I understand that I just don't like them...I remember this discussion last year sometime and I read comments from those who liked them and more (many more comments) from those who didn't see the point.

    There was quite the debate going from what they were, what they did, who should do them etc...

    I did my own research and eh...I stick with my squats for the compound movement.

    FYI, hip thrusters are a compound movement also. If you don't like then, that's okay (although there are a lot of things I don't like that are good for me), it doesn't mean the OP shouldn't give them a go. For some people squats don't really target the glutes enough and tend to work the quads more, it's just dependent on physiology

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